Add Prefix and Suffix to Dimension

[Joel_Ocampo]

Hi Guys,

Good day, is there a way to add prefix or suffix to dimension?

Thanks

[Japhy]

Hi Joel, That is the Type Prefix parameter.

The instance ones (where you double click on the dim text) are instance properties not parameters.

RiR-Dim-Prefix-Suffix.gh (7.5 KB)

[Japhy]

Similar to your override text value question earlier, this works on a single dimension, not a string (per the remarks)

“This property is for use with single-segmment dimensions only. For multi-segment dimensions use the corresponding properties of the DimensionSegment class.”

[Joel_Ocampo]

Thank you Japhy, kind regards.

[Joel_Ocampo]

Hi Japhy,

Can we do this one as well to Revit text? adding prefix or suffix? thanks

[fcegnam (Fernando Ceña)]

Hi @Joel_Ocampo

would something like this work for you? You can use the concatenate component to create suffixes or prefixes for Revit texts.

Add suffix_01.gh (7.6 KB)

[sketzjewel]

Thank you Fernando, is the graphic element is the Revit text being selected and the context of it added this suffix?

Thanks

[Japhy]

Does it have to be Text? A Generic Annotation can have Prefix or Suffix, or you can add an additional label as Prefix/Suffix.

[sketzjewel]

Yes Japhy, it is the Revit Note text that l would like to add a prefix or suffix not a Revit family, thanks.

[Lukas_Mahlendorf]

Hi Japhy, what would I need to change your script to work with multi-segment dimensions? Can you help me out on that?

[Japhy]

Hi Lukas,

Here is something to get you started…

RiR-DimSegments-Prefix-Suffix.gh (7.2 KB)

[Lukas_Mahlendorf]

Hi Japhy, thank you so much!
This is now setting all segments of a dimension.

I just want to set ether a single segments of a dimension or multiple seperatly selected segments. (you can select seperat segments with the TAB key)

Do you see also see a way to achive this?

Maybe you can also point me to a good resource to getting started with the Revit API, Rhino.InsidenRevit and Python?
This would be a great next step for me to be able to exted some features myself.

Thanks you for your quick and very helpful replies

[Japhy]

Glad i could help, my python and Revit api knowledge is rudimentary.

A good place to start is the pyrevit playlists

pyRevit

There are lots of paid training out there as well…

The Best Revit API Course for pyRevit Beginners

Trainings - Learn Grasshopper

[Lukas_Mahlendorf]

Hi @Japhy

I just noticed that “Dimension Text” has its own component in the upcoming RiR release.

While testing it, I discovered that the “active selection” component doesn’t seem to differentiate between individual segments of a dimension being selected. It always returns the entire dimension string. Is there a way to get the selected segments (sub-elements)?

Thanks again